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November 6, 2009

Lockheed Awarded Pentagon Network Management Contract

According to InformationWeek , Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $293 million contract to support network operations for the Pentagon and other military networks in the Washington, D.C., area. Un... More >

November 5, 2009

Texas Pulls Voter Registration Systems from IBM Contract

The Texas Secretary of State's office has decided to pull the plug on its voter registration systems in ongoing $863 million data center IBM consolidation project, citing data security and disaster... More >

November 4, 2009

Stimulus Jobs May Have Been Overstated

The Wall Street Journal says the Obama Administration may have overstated the number of jobs created by federal stimulus money by 20,000. Last month, the administration predicted that the stimulus... More >

Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience

This interactive virtual forum presents leading IT experts providing the insights you need to turn your information into a strategic driver for innovation, business optimization and competitive differentiation.

Lowering Your IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2

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Senator Wants Cyber Security Chief in DHS, Not White House

The debate still continues on where the new cyber security czar should be housed.   Now Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs C... More >

November 2, 2009

Federal CIO Kundra to Introduce Cyber Security Dashboard

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says the government will announce new tools and metrics for measuring and managing the federal government's cyber security efforts.   According to InformationWeek , t... More >

Lackland New Home of Air Force Cyber Warfare Operation

According to The New York Times , Lackland Air Force Base has been named the home for the new Air Force cyberwarfare operation . The operation is expected to require 5,500 to 7,000 jobs, including ... More >

National Cyber Security Center Open for Business

The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center based in Arlington, Va, is open, according to The Money Times . The $9 million facility will operate 24 hours a day and features 61 ... More >

October 30, 2009

IBM Offers New Software Framework for Government Agencies

IBM is offering a new software framework designed for government citizen agencies. According to The Register , IBM Government Industry Framework is geared toward five domains IBM sees as in need o... More >

Data Likely to Show Stimulus Responsible for 650,000 Jobs

The Obama Administration is predicting that the stimulus program helped create or save about 650,000 jobs , reports The Wall Street Journal . The reports are expected this afternoon on Recovery.go... More >

October 29, 2009

DOD Open Sources Human Resources App

The Department of Defense has gone further than just encouraging the use of open source applications by open sourcing an enterprise human resources application that has over a million lines of code... More >

October 28, 2009

Health Care Database to Provide Transparency

According to InformationWeek , New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is using a $100 million settlement from health insurance companies to build a database and Web site that will provide consumer... More >

Los Angeles Goes with Google

With the pros and cons being hotly debated, it's official: Los Angeles has chosen to go with Google Apps as the replacement for the city government's e-mail and Internet services, reports seattl... More >

October 27, 2009

Obama Announces Smart Grid Projects

FederalComputerWeek reports that President Barack Obama has announced that electric utilities will receive $3.4 billion in economic stimulus grants for smart grid projects. Such projects would inc... More >

Lockheed Martin Secures Federal Health IT Contracts

According to InformationWeek , the federal Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Lockheed Martin $170 million in contracts to help improve efficiency in government health information ... More >

Rhode Island Tracks H1N1 Flu Outbreaks via E-Prescription Data

State public health officials in Rhode Island are electronically tracking likely H1N1 outbreaks using electronic prescription information from pharmacies that prescribe antiviral flu drugs, says I... More >

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